WrestleMania 39 was a massive show that featured a number of memorable matches. During night two of the event Edge faced off against Finn Balor, and some were surprised to see Edge walk way with the victory.
Fightful Select reports that they learned from talent in early 2023 that Vince McMahon’s influence was being felt in the months leading up to WrestleMania 39. According to the report Finn Balor was originally set to defeat Edge at WrestleMania 39. However, Vince McMahon wanted Edge to pick up the victory even though the former WWE Champion had pushed to put Finn Balor over.
Sources in the industry and in creative claimed that Finn Balor was originally scheduled to win at WrestleMania 39, but Vince McMahon pushed for the change. It’s not clear if the talent were told of the original plan, or that plans had changed, as that information is relayed on the day of the show.
Following WrestleMania 39 there was a lot of speculation that Vince made the call to have Cody Rhodes lose to Roman Reigns. Vince McMahon was said to have been in favor of the decision, but Roman winning had been the plan pretty much all the way through.